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Council declines to ratify multi-year tentative agreement with school support staff union

3419411 · May 19, 2025
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Summary

The council voted against ratifying a tentative multi-year agreement between the Somersworth School Board and the Somersworth Educational Support Personnel Association (SESPA); several councilors cited uncertainty about future state and federal funding as their reason for opposing a multi-year contract.

The Somersworth City Council on May 19 declined to ratify a tentative multi-year agreement between the Somersworth School Board and the Somersworth Educational Support Personnel Association (SESPA), following a roll-call vote in which multiple councilors said concerns about uncertain state and federal funding led them to oppose multi-year financial commitments.

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